ultravoKal
While on the run, Erwan, a young defector, meets Celia, a lost soul who joins him in his getaway. They are both trailed by an old man, Institoris, sent by the system to track them down and seize them, dead or alive.
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Christophe KarabacheDirector
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Christophe KarabacheWriter
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Vincent Fournier (Dragway productions)Producer
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Angelo AybarKey Cast"Institoris"
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Stevens FayKey Cast"Erwan"
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Claudia FortunatoKey Cast"Célia"
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Aurélian PechméjaDirector of photography
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Tangi TroalenSound
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Michel DuprezMusic
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Gauthier KeyaertsMusic
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Vincent HoncaMusic
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Stephan InkMusic
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Christophe KarabacheEditing
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Céline ZwickAssistant-camera
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Project Type:Feature
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Genres:Drama, Western, Neo-noir
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Runtime:1 hour 33 minutes 50 seconds
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Completion Date:May 18, 2018
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Country of Origin:France
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Country of Filming:Belgium
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Language:French
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Shooting Format:RED (6K)
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Aspect Ratio:2:35
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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AWFF - Almeria Western Film FestivalTabernas
Spain
October 13, 2018
Premio especial del Jurado al mejor Largometraje Neo-western (Best NeoWestern) -
ARFF//Amsterdam - Around International Film Festival
Official Selection (Best Feature Film) -
South Film and Arts Academy Festival
Chile
7 awards (Best Feature) -
Jean-Luc Godard AwardsCalcutta
India
September 16, 2018
Jean-Luc Godard Award (Best Post-Modern Film) -
The Monkey Bread Tree Film AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
Best Feature Film -
Bahia Independent Cinema FestivalSalvadore
Brazil
November 4, 2018
Best Narrative Feature Film -
On The Road Film FestivalRome
Italy
November 30, 2018
Special Mention "Girls on the Road" -
Gold Movie AwardsLondon
Best Director -
Idyllwild International Festival of CinemaIdyllwild, California
United States
March 5, 2019
Nominations (Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Foreign Feature) -
Festival Cinematográfico de MéridaMérida
Mexico
February 9, 2019
Mejor Direccion (Best Director) -
Barcelona Planet Film Festival
Best Director -
Maverick Movie AwardsLos Angeles
United States
Best Sound Design -
Ciudad de México International Film FestivalMexico City
Mexico
July 19, 2019
Jury Special Award
Distribution Information
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Visiosfeir DistributionRights: Theatrical
French-Lebanese filmmaker. Born in Beirut in 1979, he completed his Masters in Cinema Studies at Université Paris III - Sorbonne Nouvelle (France) and through a joint program at The University of Iowa (USA).
He began his exploration of film at l’Etna, an alternative workshop in Paris. He initially made experimental films.
His current filmmaking practice shifts between documentary and fiction.
His films have been showcased at several international film festivals (in the USA, Lebanon, New Caledonia, Bosnia, Canada, UK, Greece, France, Benine, Australia, Hungary, Germany, Venezuela, Belgium, Switzerland, Romania, Poland, Spain, Russia, Sweden, Brazil, Italy, India, Mexico, Ireland, Bulgaria, Chile, Uruguay, etc.) and theatrically released in France by Visiosfeir Distribution. A documentary about his work is edited on DVD by RE:VOIR (Paris).
In 2018, he signed a global distribution deal with SMG (New York).
Through minimal mise-en-scène and subtle editing, the film tragically depicts characters on a downward spiral. They waver between energy, exhaustion, and suffering.
The subversion of classic « Western » film codes sets the film in the realm of visceral drama, made up of flesh, noise, silence and fury; a kind of surrealist manhunt.
Besides its metaphor of power and order (the Inquisition), « ultravoKal » portrays a certain system which controls beings in order to dominate and destroy them.